ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,733, issued on May 19.

"Method of marking mudrings to indicate depth" was invented by Robert Wilson (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Matthew Knybel (Clinton Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mudring for mounting on an electrical box includes a first planar flange, one or more side walls, a second planar flange, and an indicia. The first planar flange is generally configured for attaching the mudring to the electrical box. The one or more side walls generally extend from the first planar flange and define an inner opening configured to accept one or more electrical devices. The one or more sidewalls generally extend one of ...